By the TangDynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival had been fixed as a holiday, which became even grander inthe Song Dynasty.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of Chinatogether with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.
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On this day,people enjoy the full, bright moon, worship it and express their thoughts and feelings in themoonlight.
This festival has a verylong history.
In ancient China, emperors followed thetradition of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn.